History
In March 1880, the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad, or NYPANO, was organized from the bankrupt Atlantic & Great Western Railroad. The road was owned by five English investors in the A&GW and J. H. Devereaux, former president of the A&GW, was elected president of the new company. Devereaux was succeeded by Jarvis M. Adams who, on March 6, 1883, leased the NYPANO to the Erie Railroad. On February 24, 1896 the NYPANO was sold under foreclosure to representatives of the Erie. In 1941 the property of the NYPANO Railroad Company was conveyed to the Erie.
The major accomplishment of the NYPANO was the June 22, 1880 conversion of the line from its original 6-foot gauge to standard gauge.
Major Facilities in WNY
Photos
- NYP&O 162, 2-8-0 built 1880
Timetables
References
- Hungerford, Edward. 1949. Men of Erie. New York, NY: Random House
- Mott, Edward. 1899. Between the Ocean and the Lakes - The Story of Erie. New York, NY: J.S. Collins.